Ticket strip



C. A. FLOOD TICKET STRP Jan. 12, 1954 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Aug. 3. 1950 Jan. E2, 1954 c. A. FLOOD 2,665,509

TICKET STRIP Filed Aug. 3. 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 diga/S.

Patented Jan. 12, l 1954 UNITED STATESl PATENT OFFICE TICKET STRIP Carl A. Flood, Framingham, Mass., assignor to Dennison Manufacturing Company, Framingham, Mass., a, corporation of Massachusetts Application August 3, 1950, Serial N o. 177,426 19 Claims. (Cl. 402) This invention relates to ticket strips for use in making multi-layer tickets for attachment to articles of apparel and preferably to a ticket of a kind wherein a flexible attaching element in the form of' a thread is looped through the article and has end portions sealed between the layers of the ticket so that removal of the ticket is possible only by severing the attaching thread or tearing the ticket material.

Objects of the present invention are to provide a ticket strip which is simple to make, economical of ticket material and adhesive, which is adapted to be stored in rolls without its coils sticking together, and hence which may be stored and/or shipped without special precaution and which may be easily divided into individual tickets. Further objects are to provide tickets in strip form which may be cut into tickets and applied by hand but which is equally suitable for machine feeding, printing and/or attachment to the fabric. As illustrated the strip, which is adapted to be cut into individual tickets, is a composite of a ribbon of sheet material and a covering sheet material overlying the ribbon and fast thereto, the juxtaposed faces of the two layers of sheet material being unattached throughout a portion of the opposed areas of each individual ticket to receive the ends of the thread for attaching a ticket to the article. An adhesive is applied to the unattached portion of one side of one ofthe layers so that after the thread ends have been placedbetween the layers they may be sealed therebetween by the application of heat and pressure. The unattached portion ofone layer of each ticket has anv edge overlying the other l layer Within the peripheral edge thereof sov that an instrument may be introduced between the layers to assist in placing the thread ends between the layers. In one form of the invention the layers making up the strip are coextensive so that when it is cut into individual tickets Athe layers ofthe tickets are coextensive. In this form the layers may be unattached at opposite margins and attached medially thereof; unattached medially and attached at its opposite margins; attached around the margins and unattached centrally thereof or have attached and unattached portions around the margins. In each instance one layer has one or more slits, cuts or notches therethrough within thev unattached portion thereof to facilitate inserting the thread ends between the layers.

An alternative form of ticket strip may be made of sheets which are not eoezktensive, that is in which one layer is narrower than the other,

Z Preferably the narrower layer is attached close to one end of the wider layer and has unattached portions which may be lifted either by the thread carrying needle or by some other implementto permit inserting the thread ends between the layers.

In one form of the ticket strip in which the layers are coextensive there may be a hole through both layers midway of its edges and nearer one end than the other through which a bight of the fabric may be thrust. With this formation the ticket may be attached to the fabric when access to the opposite side cannot conveniently be had.

In still another form of the ticket strip in which the layers are coextensive the location of the unattached portions of the layers may be chosen so that the attaching thread may be thrust therebetween entirely from an edge without penetration of either ofthe layers.

The strip in any of its forms may have shoulders extending transversely thereof at regularly recurring intervals lengthwise thereof corre-A spending to the individual ticket length for use in feeding the strip in a ticket attaching machine.

AThe invention will now be described in greater detail with reference to the accompanying drawings wherein: .Y

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a fragmentary portion of a strip of tickets in which the layers are coextensive, joined marginally, unjoined between the margins and have spaced cuts through one layer in the unjoined area thereof;

Fig. 2 is avplan view of a ticket cut from the strip shown in Fig. 1 applied to a fabricj Fig. 3 is a vertical section on the line 3--3 of Fig. 2, showing the path of the attaching thread; Fig. 4 is a plan view of a fragmentary portion of a strip of tickets in which the layers are coextensive, joined continuously except for unjoined areas within each individual ticket, and in which one layer has spaced apertures through it in the unjoined area;

Fig. 5 is a plan view of a ticket cut from the strip shown in Fig. 4 applied to a fabric; Fig. 6 is a vertical section on the line 6'-6 of Fig. 5; Fig. 7 is a plan View of a fragmentary portion of a strip of tickets in which the layers are coextensive, joined at locations spaced lengthwise of the strip and transversely of the strip and has spaced cuts through one layer between joined locations; Fig. 8 is a plan view of a ticket cut from the strip shown in Fig. 7 applied to a fabric; Fig, 9 is a vertical section on the lineY 9-9of 3 Fig. 8 showing the path of the attaching thread;

Fig. 10 is a plan view of a fragmentary portion of a strip of tickets in which the layers are coextensive, are joined at locations spaced lengthwise of the strip, and that have spaced parallel cuts through one layer at the opposite margins separating tabs therefrom;

Fig. 11 is a plan view of a ticket cut from the strip shown in Fig. 10 applied to a fabric;

Fig. 12 is a vertical section on the line l2-i2 of Fig. l1 showing the path of the attaching thread;

Fig. 13 is a plan view of a ticket cut from the strip shown in Fig. 10 applied to the fabric in an alternative fashion;

Fig. 14 is a vertical section taken on the line |4--I 4 of Fig. 13, showing the path of the attaching thread as alternatively applied;

Y side thereof; and

Fig. 30 is a vertical section taken on the line 30--30 of Figs. 28 and 29, showing the path of the attaching thread.

Because of the increase in volume of merchandise handled by large retailers it is now more important than ever to provide a ticket for car- Fig. l5 is a plan view of a fragmentary portion y of a strip of tickets in which the layers are coextensive, joined medially lengthwise of the strip with the opposite margins unjoined and having apertures in the unjoined marginal portions of one layer;

Fig. 16 is a plan view of a ticket cut from the strip shown in Fig. and applied to a fabric;

Fig. 17 is a vertical section taken on the line I 'I-IT of Fig. 16, showing the path of the attaching thread;

Fig. 18 is a plan view of a fragmentary portion of a strip of tickets in which one layer is narrower than the other, the narrower layer is attached to the wider layer marginally thereof, and in which there are unattached portions within each individual ticket at opposite sides of the attached portion, thereby forming narrow tabs flexible away from the wider layer;

Fig. 19 is a plan view of a ticket cut from the strip shown in Fig. 18 applied to a fabric;

Fig. 20 is a vertical section taken on the line 2li-2E of Fig. 19 showing the path of the attaching thread;

Fig. 2l is a plan view of a fragmentary portion of a strip of tickets in which one layer is con- 'tinuous and the other discontinuous, that the discontinuous layer in each individual ticket extends transversely of the strip, hasan attached medial portion and laterally extendingr unattached portions forming tabs which can be exed away from the continuous layer;

Fig. 22 is a plan view of a ticket cut from the strip shown in Fig. 21 attached to a fabric;

Fig. 23 is a vertical section taken on theline 23-23 of Fig. 22 showing the path of the attachling thread;

Fig. 24 is a plan view of a fragmentary portion of a strip of tickets in which one layer is continuous and the other discontinuous,and the discontinuous layer in each individual ticket extends transversely of the strip, has an attached portion extending transversely of the strip and has a ap-like portion extending transversely of the strip and flexible on the line extending transversely of the strip;

Fig. 25 is a plan view of a ticket cut from the strip shown in Fig. 24 attached to a fabric;

Fig. 26 is a vertical section taken on the line 26-26 of Fig. 25, showing the path of the attaching thread;

Fig. 27 is a plan view of a fragmentary portion of a strip of tickets in which the layers are coextensive, are joined face to face except for discontinuous unjoined areas within each individual ticket which extend clear to one edgeA of the .strip and in which one layer has along its edge rying the price and/or size of the article on sale which may be manufactured and supplied at` low cost, which is adapted to be easily marked with *theV proper indicia and which can be applied rapidly and easily with or without an attaching machine. In addition it is desirable to have a ticket which when once applied cannot be removed without severing some part of its attaching thread or the ticket itself, and hence cannot be tampered with, that is removed from one article and applied to another by some dishonest person.

With the foregoingv features in mind there are disclosed herein a number of tickets, all of which have in common that they may be made in continuous strip form, may be fed, printed and attached toa fabric by machine, that each may be attached by flexible thread, that each has two layers, portions of which are joined prior to attachment of the ticket to the article and portions of which are unjoined, and that the ends of the thread used to attach the ticket may be placed between the unjoined portions of the ticket and sealed therebetween by the application of heat and pressure. Y

While it is contemplated that a machine will K be used to feed, print and apply the strip of tickets to the fabric, for the purpose ofthe present invention which relates to the strip, ticket and method of attaching it independently of the machine, the attaching operation will be considered to be done by hand.

Referring now to Figs. 1, 2 and 3, the composite strip i0 of tickets, only a fragmentary portion of its length being shown herein, is comprised of a ribbon-like layer of sheet material i2 on which there is placed a covering layer of sheet material i4 which is coextensive with the layer l2. The two. layers are initially joined along their opposed marginal edges I6 by narrow strips of adhesive or glue i8 placed between the layers. The intermediate juxtaposed areas 2u of the layers are unjoined but one or bothof the unjcined juxtaposed areas of the layer carries a thermoplastic adhesive or equivalent adhesive which until activated remains dormant, that is it does not cause the layers to adhere. Within each ticket area as dened by the parallel cut lines c--c, spaced lengthwise of the strip and within the unjoined areas of the layers there are spaced cuts 22-22 extending through one of the layers. As illustrated, the cuts are closer to one end of the individual ticket than the other and are curved toward each other. Y

The strip iii is cut up into individual tickets by making cuts transversely thereof along the cut linesrC-C and each ticket may be applied to the fabric prior to or after cutting from the strip. The'mo'de of application to a-fabric f or the like, consists of placing the layerof the ticket which is imperforate,'that is the layer I2, in contact withr the fabric and of then introducing a ilexible thread t through the fabric and layers at spaced points (Fig. 3) so that aloop 24 of the thread underlies the fabric or extends through it, extends into the body of the ticket through the layer I2, and has end portions 26 (Fig. 2) drawn into theinterstitial space between the layers in the unjoined area 20. As illustrated the layer piercing portions of the loop extend through both the bottom and top layers I2 and I4 (Fig. 3) emerging from the top layer laterally of the cuts 22-22 and the end portions 2li-26 are then drawn through the cuts 22--22 (Fig. 2) into the interstitial space. The terminal ends of the end portions may even be pulled clear through from one cut tothe other and terminate above the layer I4 (Fig. 3). After the thread is placed as thus described the tag is subjected to heat and pressure and/or other appropriate means to activate the adhesive so as to seal the thread ends between the layers.. The projecting ends provide convenient means which may be grasped and jerked to tear the ticket when it is desirable to remove the ticket.

While the layer piercing portions of the loop extend through the top layer as illustrated, they may be carried into the interstitial space without penetration of the top layer, although this makes a somewhat weaker structure because of the fact that the thread could tear through the single layer of the ticket if the latter were jerked more easily than it could through the double layers.

If the thread is attached by hand, one convenient way of introducing the thread is to thrust a needle or awl-'like instrument carrying the thread through the under side of the fabric and through the layers until the exposed end ofthe thread is clear of the top layer. A hook-like implement is then thrust between the .layers from the cut at the opposite side and thence through L the out at the near side so as to catch the loose thread end, and is then drawn Vback to pull the thread end between the layers. Finally the needle is withdrawn along the trailing end of the thread, moved laterally and again thrust upwardly through the fabric and the layers until there is thread exposed at the top'side of the ticket opposite the thread that was thrust through it previously. The hook is then thrust through the cuts from the opposite side to engage the exposed thread and draw it between the layers. The needle is then withdrawn and the thread is cut oi, leaving the loop in place and the thread ends between the layers.

The ticket as described above has in common with all other forms of the ticket to be described hereinafter, unjoined portions, that is, opposed portions of its layers are in part unjoined. In all instances one or both of the unjoined portions of its layers are coated with adhesive which is normally dormant, but which may be activated by the application ofy heat, pressure and/or solvent and the like to seal the layers together and hence to anchor the thread ends between the layers when desired. Accordingly, hereinafter when a ticket is described as having unjoined areas between which the thread ends are placed, it is to be understood even though not repeated, that oneor more Aoi these portions will have a coating yof suitable adhesive thereon;

to be understood that the adhesive need not b'e applied to the entire area of any unjoined portionsl but may be conned to a small area 'in the form of a spot, daub, narrow line, etc.,v situated so as to seal the layers lonly where the thread lies.

vIt was 'also pointed out with reference to the foregoing ticket that one or both of the terminal ends of the attaching thread could be drawn far enough between the layers so that they projected from the edges or through one or both of the slits or openings in the covering layer. These projecting ends provided means which could beA grasped to tear the'thread through the ticket material and hence to release the ticket without having to cut the thread. In all of the following modified forms of ticket shown and described it is to be'understood that the terminal ends of the thread may be exposed to be grasped whether this is specically mentioned'or not. I'

In Figs. 4, 5 and 6 there is shown a':ticket strip Ill consisting of ribbon-like sheet material 28 and a covering sheet material 30 fast thereto by adhesive 32. At spaced locations corresponding to the individual ticket spacingV as defined by the cut lines c-c and substantially centrally of each ticket the layers are unjoined so ythat the layers of each ticket have their margins 34 joined all the way around and their central areas 36 within the margins unjoined. In the layer 30 within the unjoined area 36 there are spaced apertures 38.

The tickets Ycut from the strip are applied to the fabric in the same fashion as wasthe ticket shown in Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive so as toprovide a loop 4Ilunderlying the fabric, and thread ends I2 interposed between the layers. I f

Figs. 7, 8 and 9 show a strip I 0 consisting of a ribbon of sheet material 44 to `which there is applied a continuous coextensive covering sheet material 46. The layersi'are joined together by transversely extending `strips of adhesive 48 spaced longitudinallyV of the strip and located at points corresponding to the ticket length lengthwise as defined by the cut lines c-c so that when the strip is cut on. the cut lines c-c the layers of each ticket will vhave joined' margins 50 at its opposite endsbetween vwhich is an unjoined area l52 extending all the way across the ticket. Inthe'unjoined area 52 of one layer, thatis the layer 46, there are :transversely spaced curved cuts 54, the cuts being nearly circular so as to provide tabs 55 which may be'flexed away from the' strip. As in the prior tickets, one or bothV of the unjoined areas of the layers have an unactivated thermoplastic adhesive thereon'so that when the thread is placed between the layers, the layers and tabs may be sealed to anchor the thread in place. In this instance the adhesive may conveniently be confined tothe tabs; I f 1 The attaching operation is somewhat different with this ticket. The loop 56 ofthe attaching thread, as before, underlies the fabric f, but the loop piercing portions extend only through ythe lower layer 44 into the interstitial space between the layers. The thread ends 58 are not drawn laterally between the layers so as to run parallel but'each is caught and held to form a secondary loop 59 subjacent to a flap 55 while the terminal end is drawn downwardly and out through the fabric. The application of heat and pressure seals the secondari/*loops 'between the layers. As in the previous operation, the thread is thrust It is also through the fabric andthe bottom layer with'a acentos needle or other awl-like instrument. The tabs 55, being flexible and unjoined to the subjacent layer, lift away from the lower layer as the needle is thrust upwardly against it and when the needle is withdrawn a loopfof vthread is left which is pressed fiat by the tab and temporarily held between the layers until they are anchored in place 'by the application of heat and pressure. In this case it may not be necessary to use a thread catcher since the loop is not drawn between the layers and there is sufficient frictional resistance to movement of the thread through the layers to hold the loop in place as the needle is withdrawn.

. Tickets cut from the form of the strip of tickets illustrated in Figs. l to 13 inclusive may be attached to a fabric in two different ways. The strip consists of a ribbon of sheet material E0 'and a covering of sheet material 62 attached thereto at spaced locations along the opposite margins in accordance with the ticket length as defined by the cut lines c--c so that the layers of each ticket are united with adhesive S4 at the fourv corners 6B and the intermediate areas 68 are unattached. The intermediate areas of one layer between the joined corners 66 at each lateral edge have spaced parallel cuts 'l0- 10 extending transversely to the edges, thereby separating tabs 1 I--ll which may be flexed away from the uncut layer. The tabs and/or the juxtaposed areas of the opposite layer may have an unactivated coating of thermoplastic adhesive or the like.

The strip is cut on the line c-c to provide either the ticket of Fig. 11 or 13. As shown in Figs. 11 and l2 the thread is placed so that the loop 12 underlies the fabric. the layer piercing portions extend only throught the bottom layer and the thread ends 14 are drawn laterally outward between the layers so as to lie below the tabs or flaps II- 1 l. Drawing of the thread ends bepf tween the layers is accomplished after the needle is thrust upwardly by a hook-like instrument inserted through one of the cuts to lift the ap away from the uncut layer and to engage the thread.

Figs. 13 and 14 show the alternate method of attachment wherein the loop 'I6 underlies the fabric, the layer piercing portions extend upwardly through both layers and the thread ends lll-1S are returned through the top layers at laterally spaced points and then drawn between the layers below the naps 'II-1l.

The construction of all the foregoing tickets has been such that the fabric to which they were attached lay fiat against one side of the ticket. In Figs. l5 to 1'? inclusive there is illustrated a ticket having an opening through it through which a doubled or bent portion of the fabric may be introduced` The strip I0 consists of a ribbon of sheet material 80 on which is secured a covering of sheet material 82 whichis coextensive therewith and is attached thereto by a medial strip of adhesive 84 extending lengthwise of the strip.

The layers at opposite margins 86 are unattached and one layer has in it within each ticket length as deiined by the cut lines cc and at opposite sides of the adhesively attached medial portion 34, apertures Bti-88. Between the apertures and within the joined medial portion of the strip there is a through opening 90.

The attaching operation with this ticket is quite different from that of the preceding tickets since the attaching threadA does not extend through the bottom layer as inthe other embodiments. The ticket is placed in contact with the fabric, a portion of the latter is thrust through the opening 90 (Fig. 17) and then the thread is inserted by placing loop 92 through the fabric at the top side, with portions at opposite sides of the opening extending through the apertures 88--83 into the interstitial spaces between the layers and with the end portions 94--94 drawn laterally outward between the layers. After inserting the thread the marginal layers are sealed under heat and pressure to anchor the thread in place.

Another form oi ticket strip and ticket is shown in Figs. 18 to 20 inclusive wherein there is a ribbon of sheet material 96 and a covering of sheet material 98 which is narrower than the ribbon 96 and is attached thereto along one margin. The narrower sheet 98 is united to the wider sheet at locations spaced longitudinally of the strip within each ticket, as defined bythe broken lines c-c, by a narrow spot of adhesive |00 so that there are unattached tabs or flaps l02-I02 at opposite sides of the adhesively attached portions, the ends of which are coextensive with the length of the ticket. Tickets cut from this strip are applied by placing the wider layer against the fabric, and then placing the thread so that a loop |04 (Fig. 20) is situated below the fabric with portions thereof extending upwardly through the layer 96 laterally of the upper layer 98 (Fig. 19) and at opposite sides of the attached portion thereof. The ends l06-l6 of the thread are then folded over and inserted between the flaps {U2-|02 and the bottom layer, whereupon the 1 ticket is subjected to heat and pressure to seal the thread ends between the layers. With this kind of ticket the thread is thrust upwardly through the fabric. and bottom layer until a free end portion is disposed above the bottom layer,

whereupon a skate or equivalent instrument is thrust along the. surface of the layer to carry the end beneath the flap.

All of the preceding ticket strips have continuous layers, however it is Within the scope of this invention to provide a composite strip consisting -of a continuous layer and a discontinuous layer,

A strip of this kind is shown in Figs. 21 to 23 inclusive, wherein there is a continuous ribbon of sheet material |88 and a discontinuous covering of sheet material l l0, the covering sheet consisting of narrow strips applied to the continuous sheet at locations spaced lengthwise of the strip `corresponding to the length of the individual tickets as defined by the out lines c-c. Each narrow strip I l0 is joined to the continuous sheet .[08 by a narrow band of adhesive l l2 midway of its ends so that there is an attached portion H4 and unattached aps IIE-l I6, This ticket differs from that disclosedvin Figs. 18 to 20 in that the ends of the flaps l lS-I I6 terminate short of the edges of the subjacent layer |98 so that a skate used to insert the thread ends beneath the aps may be introduced beneath the naps at the ends thereof or at the edges thereof.

The attaching thread is placed so that a loop H8 underlies the fabric with the layer-piercing portions thereof penetrating the fabric, and the layer 108 and With the end portions |20 extending laterally outwardly between the layers beneath the flaps IIS-l I6. When the ticket is subjected to heat and pressure the ends I20-I20 will be anchored in place.

Introduction of the attaching thread is eiiected by a needle by thrusting the thread upwardly throughthe fabric and layerl |08 beneath the nap 9 IIB at one'side so as to lift the iiap, inserting a hook beneath the ap to engage andpull the thread outwardly, then withdrawing the needle, thrusting it up under the other flap and hooking the thread at that side so as to drawv that thread end laterally beneath the flap.

Another. form of strip having a discontinuous layer is illustrated in Figs. 24 to 26 inclusive wherein there is a continuous ribbon of sheet material |22 to which are attached at spaced points corresponding to the spacing of the individual tickets as dened by the cut lines c-c, transversely extending narrow sheets |24. A portion |26 of each sheet is attached to the sheet |22 with adhesive |28 while another portion |38 is left unattached so that each ticket has a flap |30 which may be flexed away from the subjacent layer` about a line extending transversely of the ticket. The nap and/or the subiacent surface of the layer |22 carry a coating of thermoplastic adhes'ive which may be activated by heat and pressure at the appropriate time to anchor the thread ends beneath the flap,

The attaching thread is placed so that it has a loop |32 (Fig. 26) underlying the fabric, layerpenetrating portions extending upwardly therefrom through the layers to the top surface and end portions |34|34 bent over the edges of the ap and tucked beneath it (Fig. 25).

In Figs. 2'7 to 30 inclusive there is shown still another form of ticket which in contradistinction to any of the foregoing tickets, may be attached to the fabric without penetration of its layers. As illustrated, the composite strip lli consists ofv a continuous ribbon of sheet material |35 and a continuous covering of sheet material |38 attached thereto with adhesive 42, except at spaced locations within each individual ticket as defined by the cut lines c-c. The unjoined areas |42 in each ticket are preferably situated at one side of the ticket and the layers are unjoined all the way to the edge. Within the unjoined portions of the layers reentrant notches |44 are cut along the edge of the covering layer |33. The

strip as thus constructed may be cutialong the k.

cut lines c-c to form the ticket shown in Fig- 28, or along cut lines c-c to form the ticket shown in Fig. 29.

When cut along the lines c-c the ticket as shown in Fig. 28 has a pocket |46 between the layers, entrance to which may be had through the edge of the ticket. The notch |44 facilitates inserting the thread ends between the layers in the attaching operation. One or both of the unattached portions of the pocket have a coating of termoplastic adhesive so that after the thread ends are inserted they may be sealed therein by the application of heat and pressure. To attach the ticket the thread is first looped through the fabric and then the end portions |48|48 are thrust between the layers into the pocket |46. The notch |44 facilitates entering a tool between the layers.

`When cut along the lines c-c aticket such as shown in Fig. 29 is provided which has at one side and at opposite corners separable areas |5ll|50 unattached along the ends and sides of the ticket. In'this instance the attaching thread is placed so that a loop |52 underlies the fabric and end portions |54|54 extendbetween the layers at the separable corner areas |-I 50.

From the foregoing it will be evident that one characteristic feature of the invention is that the unattached portion of one layer of each ticket has a cut extending therethrough to facilitate the 10' insertion of a thread end between the two layers; in Figs. 1, 7 and 10 the cuts are in thel form of slits and in Figs. 4 and 15 they are in the form of slots orapertures. Certain of the embodiments have spaced tabs or lips which maybe flexed away from the other layer to facilitate the inserztion of the thread ends between the two layers.

In Figs. 1 and '7 these tabs or lips are located wholly inside the outline of the unattached portions of one layer, whereas in Figs. 10,' 18, 21, 24 and 29 the tabs or lips 62, vi132, H6, I-llland |50, are located at the boundaries of said unattached portions. In Fig. 24 single tabs or lips |30 extend the' full width of said unattached portions.' j

It should be understood that the present disclosure is for the purpose of illustration only and that vthis -invention includes all modifications and equivalents which fall within the scopejof the appended claims. Y

I'claim: f v v 1. A ticket comprising a piece ribbon of sheet material and covering sheet material overlying the piece ribbon and fast thereto, the juxtaposed faces of the two layers ofsheet material being unattached throughout portions of the opposed areas of the layers to receive the ends of a thread attaching the ticket to an article and one unattached portion being coated with thermoplas-I tic adhesive so that said ends may besealed in the ticket by the application of heat rand pressure, andthe unattached portion of one layer of the yticket having an edge overlying-an uncut area of the other layer inside the periphery of the other layer to facilitate the insertion of a thread end between the two layers.

2. A ticket comprising a piece ribbon-of sheet material and covering sheet material overlying the piece ribbon and fast thereto, the juxtaposed faces of the two layers of sheet material being unattached throughout portions Vof the opposed areas of the layers to receivethe ends of a thread Aattaching the ticket to an article and one unattached portionbeing coated with thermoplastic adhesive so that said ends may. be sealed in the ticket'by the applicationof heat and pressure, and the unattached portion of one layerof the ticket having a cut extending therethrough opposite an uncut area of the other layer to facilitate the insertion of a thread end between the two layers.

3. vA ticket comprising a piece ribbon of sheet material and covering sheet material overlying the piece ribbon and fast thereto, theju-xtaposed faces of the twov layers kof sheet Vmaterial being unattached through-out portions of the .Yopposed areas of the layers to receive the endsv of a thread attaching the ticket to an article and oneY of the unattached yportions being Ycoated with thermoplastic adhesive so that said ends may be sealed in the ticket by the application" of'heat and pressure and the unattached area. of one layer of the yticket'having spaced cuts extending therethrough opposite an uncut area of the other layer to facilitate .the insertion 'of the thread ends betweenthe two-layers.

4.- A ticket strip tobe cut into individual tick ets,`the strip comprising a ribbon of sheet ma.-v terial and covering sheetmaterial overlying the ribbon andfast thereto along the marginal edges of the ribbon sheet, the juxtaposed faces of the two layer-s of sheet material being. unattached" throughout portions of the opposed areas of each lndividual ticket intermediate the marginal' edges to receive the ends of a thread 'attaching the ticket to an' article, and lone unattached p0r'` tion being coated with thermoplastic adhesive so that said ends may be sealed in the ticket by the application of heat and pressure, and the unattached portion of one layer of each ticket having an edge overlying an uncut area of the other layer within the unattached area of the layers to facilitate the insertion of the thread ends between the two layers.

5. A ticket strip to be cut into individual tickets, the strip comprising a ribbon of sheet matel'ial and covering sheet material overlying the ribbon and fast thereto along the marginal edges of the ribbon sheet, the juxtaposed faces of the two layers 'of sheet material being unattached throughout portions of the opposed areas of each individual ticket intermediate the marginal edges to receive the ends of a thread attaching the ticket to an article, and one unattached portion being coated with thermoplastic adhesive so that said ends may be sealed in the ticket by the application 'of heat and pressure, and the iina'ttached portion of one layer of each ticket having transversely spaced cuts therethrough opposite an uncut area of the other `layer and closer to one end of the ticket than "the other to facilitate the insertion of the thread ends loe-'- tween the two layers.

A 6. A ticket strip comprising superposed layers of material connected together at spaced locaa tions with Jopposed portions of the areas Tunate tached intermediate Said locations, said unattached portions vextending across the strip from edge to edge to receive the ends Aof a thread'atta'ching the ticket to an article, one lu'nattached portion being coated with thermoplastic 'adhesivev'so that said ends may be sealed in the ticket by the application of heat and pressure, and one unattached portion having therethrough spaced cuts 'to facilitate the insertion of the thread ends between the two layers.

7. A ticket comprising a 'piece ribbon of sheet material and covering sheet material overlying the piece ribbon and fast thereto, the juxtaposed faces of the two layers of sheet material being 'unattached 'throughout portions of 'the opposed areas of the layers to receive the ends of a thread attaching the ticket to an article, and one unattached portion being coated vwith thermoplastic adhesive so that said ends may be sealed in the ticket by the application of heat and pressure, andthe unattached portion of one layer vhaving spaced cut extending therethrough which separate therefrom spaced tabs which may be fle'xed away from the other layer to facili tate the insertion of the thread ends between the two layers. r

8. A ticket comprising -sup'erposed layers of material connected 'together at spaced locations with opposed portions of the areas unattached intermediate said locations, portions of the "unattached areas extending all 'the way to the marginal edges of the ticket, the unattached area of one layer being coated with thermoplastic adhesive so that the ends inay be 'sealed in the ticket by the application of heat land pressure, and the unattached portion of one layer having spaced parallel cuts therethrough inter-n secting the edges, thereby separating lips which may be flexed away from the other layer to fa.a cilitate the insertion of the thread ends between the two layers.

9. A ticket comprising a piece ribbon of sheet material and covering sheet material overlying the piece ribbon and fast thereto, the covering material covering only a .part -of the piece, the

juxtaposed faces o'f the two layers of sheet material being unattached throughout portions of the opposed areas of the layers to receive the ends of a thread attaching the ticket to an article, and one unattached portion being coated with thermoplastic adhesive so that said ends may be sealed in the ticket by the application of heat and pressure.

10. A ticket comprising a piece ribbon of sheet material and covering sheet material overlying the piece ribbon and fast thereto, the juxtaposed faces of the two layers of sheet material being unattached throughout portions of the opposed areas of the layers to receive the edges of a thread attaching the ticket to an article, and one unattached portion being coated with thermoplastic adhesive so that said ends may be sealed in the ticket by the application of heat and pressure, and the unattached portions having apertures therein to facilitate the insertion of the thread ends between the layers and the fast part of the ticket between the apertures in the unattached portions having an opening through which a por tion of the material to which the ticket is to be attached may be introduced so that the atta-ching thread may be introduced through the fabric and between the layers entirely from one side of the ticket.

1l. A ticket strip comprising superposed layers of material connected together at spaced locations with opposed portions of their areas unattached intermediate said locations, the unattached portions being wide enough to receive the ends of a thread attaching the ticket to an article and one unattached portion being coated with thermoplastic adhesive so that said ends may be sealed in the ticket by the application of heat and pressure, and the strip having shoulders -extending transversely thereof at regular recurrent intervals corresponding to the length of the individual tickets into which the ticket is to be cut for use in feeding the strip in a ticket attaching machine.

12. A ticket strip according to claim l1 in which said locations are adjacent the edges of the strip.

13. A ticket strip according to claim 1.1 in which said locations are spaced crosswise of the strip.

14. A ticket strip according to claim 1l in which said locations are spaced lengthwise of the strip.

15. A ticket strip according to claimll, one of the layers being cut intermediate said locations to facilitate 'separation of said opposed portions for insertion of the thread ends.

16. The combination with apiece of fabric, of a readily-removable ticket comprising two layers of sheet material adhering together in superposition, and a flexible attaching element securing the ticket to the fabric, said element extending through the fabric, thence Y through both said layers and thence between the two layers in a region 'where the two layers adhere together, the unattached portion of one layer of the ticket haw ing an edge overlying an uncut area of the other layer inside the periphery of the other layer to facilitate the insertion of -an end of said element between the two layers.

17. The combination with a piece of fabric, of a readilyeremovable ticket comprising two layers of sheet material adhering together in superposition, and a flexible attaching element securing the ticket to the fabric, said element extending through the fabric, thence through both said layers, thence through one layer and thence between the two layers in a region where the two layers adhere together, 'the unattached portion of one layer of the ticket having an edge overlying an uncut area of the other layer inside the periphery of the other layer to facilitate the insertion of an end of said element between the two layers.

18. The combination With a piece of fabric, of a readily-removable ticket comprising two layers of sheet material adhering together in superposition, and a exible attaching element securing the ticket to the fabric, said element extending through the fabric, thence through both said layers, thence through a cut in one layer opposite an uncut area of the other layer and thence between the two layers in a region where the two layers adhere together.

19. The combination with a piece of fabric, of a readily-removable ticket comprising two layers of sheet material adhering together in superposition, and a iiexible attaching element securing 14 the ticket to the fabric, said element extending through the fabric, thence through both said layers, thence around the edge of one layer which is opposite an uncut area of the other layer and thence between the two layers in a region Where the two layers adhere together.

CARL A. FLOOD.

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